Non-refillable bottle.



F. NEWMAN.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. a, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FANNY NEWMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FANNY NEWMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a bottle which is intended to provide means whereby any person attempting to fill the same will immediately dislodge a member within the bottle, thus showing that an attempt has been made to fill it.

I am aware that there are many modifications of this invention, but one of the embodiments thereof is shown in the drawings in which the same reference numeral is ap plied to the same portion throughout.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of the bottle, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device used to prevent the bottle from being refilled without detection, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of said device. Fig. at is a plan view of the valve used to prevent the refilling of the bottle.

The bottle is indicated at 1, 2 indicates the usual bottle neck in which a perforated stopper 3 is permanently secured by such means as to prevent its removal without destroying the bottle. Vithin the body of the bottle is a small glass bell or funnel 4, which closely fits the bottle neck where the latter joins the body of the bottle.

Surrounding the neck of the funnel is a ring of soft material as indicated at 5, such as cork or the like, to which ring a metallic spring hinge member 6 is secured. This hinge member has a light spring 7 connected therewith, which spring is so shaped as to permit the valve 8 to open only part way as indicated in Fig. 1. The valve 8 is hinged to the member 6 and it has a portion 9 which extends into the mouth of the funnel. Any suitable sealing cap may be used to prevent the egress of liquid until it is desired to use the same.

In operation the spring holds the valve 8 closed lightly with just sutiicient force to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 6, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 746,561.

prevent it from falling open, but will not prevent it from allowing the liquid to escape therefrom. Of course, no liquid can be poured directly into the bottle without dislodging the stopper 3 and if an attempt is made to exhaust the air from the bottle and permit the liquid to flow thereinto when the bottle is upside down, the only result will be that the funnel 4 will be completely dislodgedfrom the bottle neck and will drop thereinto, thus showing at once that the bottle has been tampered with. It will be understood, of course, that the funnel 4.- is placed in the bottle during the process of manufacture, while the annulus 5 and valve are placed afterward.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows, modifications within the scope of the claims being expressly reserved.

1. A bottle comprising a bottle body, a neck, a perforated stopper in the bottle neck, an inverted funnel shaped member adapted to lit the interior of the bottle body at the neck, means to frictionally and releasably hold said funnel shaped member in position, and a valve supported thereby which will allow the liquid to escape from the bottle but which will prevent the liquid from being passed thereinto.

2. A bottle comprising a bottle body, a neck, a perforated stopper in said neck, an inverted funnel shaped member fitting the interior of the neck adjacent the bottle body, an annulus of resilient material surrounding the funnel neck and frictionally holding the funnel shaped member in place in the neck of the bottle, and a valve covering the funnel outlet to prevent the ingress of liquid to the bottle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of January, A. D. 1913, in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

FANNIE N EXVMAN.

Vitnesses:

HENRY B. Lrs'rnn, G. P. GRIFFIN.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

